DCs induce CD40-independent immunoglobulin class switching through BLyS and APRIL.

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Published in Nat Immunol on August 05, 2002

Authors

Mikhail B Litinskiy1, Bernardetta Nardelli, David M Hilbert, Bing He, Andras Schaffer, Paolo Casali, Andrea Cerutti

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1: Division of Molecular Immunology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.

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